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One Thing Leads to Another: Mindfulness Interest Continues

Attended the PA Developmental Educators conference in June with Joan Smeltzer and Cora Dzubak and had the great good fortune to speak with Deb Daiek, the current president of  the national organization, NADE, about mindfulness as a holistic approach to … Continue reading

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Western Campus Program January 15: Creating Positive Learning Environments with Resiliency and Mindfulness

Read more about this upcoming program! Creating Positive Learning Environments with Resiliency and Mindfulness

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Year 2: MINDFULNESS, SELF-CARE, & COMMUNITY-BUILDING

MINDFULNESS, SELF-CARE, & COMMUNITY-BUILDING Faculty and staff finished our second year of exploring the nature of mindfulness practice, self-care, and community-building along with the relationship of these to teaching. Read more about our first year experiences here and activities here. In Fall 2016, … Continue reading

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CARE: Cultivating Awareness & Resilience in Education

I just returned from 5 fabulous days at the Garrison Institute attending a program entitled CARE: Cultivating Awareness & Resilience in Education. Educators from Pre-K through college gathered to explore approaches in education that can help instructors to navigate the … Continue reading

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Finishing up a Year of Mindfulness with Faculty

Below is a posting I wrote for a weekly writing site called Slice of Life I am posting it here, too, as it is a nice wrap-up to the year’s activities with mindfulness. From my Slice of Life reflections Starting … Continue reading

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Mindfulness Speaker April 1st!

Robin Boudette, Ph.D., is our campus speaker on April 1, 2016. She’ll be talking to the campus about the benefits of mindfulness practice in higher educational environments in two sessions: (1) a general session for everyone and (2) a more … Continue reading

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Transformational Conversations to Resume 2/3/16

The Transformational Conversations series that began in the fall will resume on 2/3 with a really interesting line-up of events and experiences for faculty! A detailed explanation of the group’s raison d’etre can be summarized by a quote from Parker … Continue reading

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